Virginia

Surviving Guardsman gives thumbs up after Washington shooting, but remains in serious condition

National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, 24, who was shot on Wednesday, remains in serious condition despite giving medical personnel a thumbs up.

National Guard members stand together behind yellow tape, after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 26, 2025.
Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

Jewish family settles discrimination case after gifted school expulsion

Illustrative, NYC mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani and US President, Donald Trump.

US elections: New Jersey, Virginia, NYC mayoral race test voter sentiment on Trump’s presidency

 Georgetown researcher and Indian national Badar Khan Suri, (center, blue shirt) who the Department of Homeland Security detained for two months for accusations of antisemitism and supporting Hamas, lands at Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Pro-Palestinian Georgetown student can remain free, US appeals court rules


Woman drives through main gate of CIA complex, shot down by guards

It was not immediately known why security officers opened fire or what the person was doing at the time of the shooting.

 CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken May 6, 2025.

US arrests leader of MS-13 gang in Virginia, known as worst of worst

One of the top three leaders of the El Salvadorian MS-13 gang was arrested in Virginia by federal law enforcement officers.

 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement official

Couple sentenced to multiple life sentences in prison after keeping adopted black kids as slaves

Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 63, was sentenced Wednesday to 215 years in prison and her 64-year-old husband Donald Lantz received a sentence of 160 years.

Police vehicles are seen parked near a park where, according to the police, a gunman opened fire, in Richmond, Virginia U.S. JUNE 6, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video

‘A present and violent threat’: Ken Marcus urges political unity in fight against antisemitism

"It’s horrifying to think that antisemitism has grown as much as it has. But it’s a problem that we all need to deal with,” Marcus said in a video.

 Ken Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law.

'Largest seizure of explosive devices in FBI history' found in a Virginia home

“Several additional apparent pipe bombs were found in a backpack in the home’s bedroom, completely unsecured," prosecutors said in court documents.

FBI van in Texas

How Mahaz brings Jews back to the beauty of Jewish farming and agriculture

Explore Mahaz Fellows' journey in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where Jewish tradition merges with regenerative farming and homesteading skills.

 Mahaz’s farms sit in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia,  where fellows are taught skills related to regenerative agriculture and homesteading arts—all in a Jewish context.

Court orders American Muslims for Palestine to give Virginia AG documents over alleged Hamas ties

The suit had alleged that there was significant overlap between IAP and AMP leadership, with three IAP boardmembers and close relatives of two board members serving on the AMP board.

 A woman looks on during a rally held by American Muslims for Palestine calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in Washington, US, October 21, 2023

In Virginia primary between hardline candidates, Republican Jews bottom line is support for Israel

The Republican Jewish Coalition endorses John McGuire over incumbent Bob Good in Virginia's fifth district primary, highlighting their differing stances on US aid to Israel.

 U.S. President Joe Biden remains in the nearly empty chamber greeting members of Congress following his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024.

Two proud Jews compete for Virginia Democratic congressional primary

Asked why they have been upfront with their Jewish identities while campaigning, both Helmer and Filler-Corn claimed they were driven by their personal experiences with antisemitism.

 Democratic delegate Eileen Filler-Corn speaks after being sworn in as the first woman Speaker of Virginia's House of Delegates, as the General Assembly convenes in Richmond, Virginia, US.

Virginia festival cancels Menorah lighting due to Israel-Hamas war

"At a time of well-documented, rising antisemitism, the singling out and targeting of Jews is dangerous and harmful, serving to further exclude and alienate our community."

 Hanukkah

Stolen child reunites with birth mother after 42 years apart

Jimmy Lippert Thyden from Virginia reunited with his Chilean birth mother last week after an entire life of separation.

 Neonatal incubator (illustrative).